GameAlerts vs Fanboxt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GameAlerts
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GameAlerts delivers real-time play-by-play alerts for the sports and teams you care about, so you always know the moment something important happens, even when you can't watch. Choose the NBA, NHL, NFL, MLB, and MLS teams you want to track (with more sports and leagues coming soon). Your feed shows only what matters to you. Live updates are ranked by importance since not every play is equal. GameAlerts scores each event so you can spot the big moments at a glance. Goals, home runs, penalties, and game-changing plays rise to the top. Updates are always current and stream in live over a real-time connection, so no refreshing required. GameAlerts picks up where you left off. Open the app mid-game and instantly see everything you missed. Recent plays are replayed automatically when you connect. Sign in to save your followed teams across devices and get a personalized feed wherever you are.
Fanboxt
Log, rate, and review every sports game you watch. Track your fandom with a personal diary of buzzer-beaters, upsets, and finals. Discover what other fans thought and see historical playoff data.
- Log and rate every game watched
- Write and read game reviews
- View consensus ratings
- Supports all major sports
- Track playoff history
- Follow friends' activity
- Create a watchlist
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Fanboxt is a logbook for sports — your personal diary for every game you watch. Log a game the moment it ends, give it a rating, and write a review while the emotion's still raw. Your diary becomes a record of everything you've witnessed: the buzzer-beaters, the upsets, the finals, the heartbreakers. • LOG & RATE — Every game you watch, scored your way, saved to your diary. • REVIEWS — Write your take and read what other fans felt about the same game. • CONSENSUS — See how the crowd rated a classic, and how first-time watchers differ from veterans. • EVERY SPORT — NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, college, the Champions League, the World Cup, UFC and more. • POSTSEASON — Full brackets and playoff history, season by season. • FOLLOW FRIENDS — A feed of what the people you follow are watching and rating. • WATCHLIST — Keep the classics you haven't seen yet in one place. Whether you're tracking a title run live or working back through the greatest games ever played, Fanboxt is where your fandom becomes a record.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: GameAlerts at 15.1 against Fanboxt's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GameAlerts | Fanboxt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | BERNHARD GERHARD ZIMMERMANN | Simarik Sandhu |
In-app purchases
GameAlerts
No in-app purchases
Fanboxt
No in-app purchases
